This year, YAYA-NFWM is teaming up with three other social justice organizations for an exciting remake of our annual soccer game. YAYA-NFWM will come together with the Farmworker Association of Florida, the Hope CommUnity Center, and the civil rights champions … Continue reading →

When you sponsor a player from the YAYA team you are supporting NFWM-YAYA’s work in solidarity with farm workers who are organizing for justice. A portion of proceeds will also go to support the critical work of our three partner … Continue reading →

The past three weeks have brought a series of crises to farm workers and immigrant communities in Florida. This is a time for giving on all our parts. The immensity of need in multiple parts of the Americas right now … Continue reading →

While farm workers and low income communities in Florida are reeling from Irma, many are also mourning the devastation left by earthquakes and hurricanes in their home countries of Mexico and the Caribbean. To DONATE FUNDS to ongoing relief efforts … Continue reading →

We need your presence on the picket line on Sunday, August 6 at 2pm! Wendy’s is STILL refusing to join the Fair Food Program to ensure dignity for the farm workers who pick their tomatoes. Come help us tell Wendy’s … Continue reading →

For the past four years, Wendy’s has refused to join the Fair Food Program, which raises tomato picker’s wages and most importantly gives farm workers a way to report human rights abuses in the fields without fear of being fired. … Continue reading →

Central Florida Earth Day is back–bigger and better than ever! It will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. Please join us at the largest and most prestigious Earth Day … Continue reading →

YAYA-NFWM and the Farmworker Association of Florida will be hosting a panel on the importance of farm labor in talks around climate justice. All too often we come to conversations around climate justice that are centered on green washing and … Continue reading →

Join Orlando YAYA-NFWM on Wednesday, March 30 for a FREE screening of Food Chains during this year’s National Farm Worker Awareness Week. The film will be screened at the University of Central Florida. “Food Chains reveals the human cost in our food … Continue reading →

YAYA-NFWM and AMA (Alianza Mujeres de Activas) are heading into their 5th fundraiser soccer game on March 26th, 2016 during National Farmworker Awareness Week! And we need YOUR support to make this another successful game! Check out past reports here … Continue reading →

Farm Worker Facts

Volunteer/Intern

Mission

YAYAs organize their communities in support of farm workers, educating people and institutions about the conditions facing farm workers and mobilizing them to support their campaigns for justice.

YAYAs organize and participate in a diverse array of activities, such as letter writing campaigns, peaceful marches, lobbying,and awareness events. Through our work, we build relationships with farm worker groups as well as leadership within our own organization.